Social Work at Our Lady of the Lake University

If you are interested in studying social work, you may want to check out the program at Our Lady of the Lake University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

OLLU is located in San Antonio, Texas and has a total student population of 2,771. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 309 students received their master's degree in social work.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Social Work section at the bottom of this page.

OLLU Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

Online Classes Are Available at OLLU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, OLLU does offer online courses in social work for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

OLLU Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at OLLU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at Our Lady of the Lake University.

OLLU Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 309 students who graduated with a master’s in social work from OLLU in 2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Our Lady of the Lake University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	80
Hispanic or Latino	119
White	48
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	59

Related Majors

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Our Lady of the Lake University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	19,510	$48,920
Healthcare Social Workers	9,830	$59,090
Substance Abuse Social Workers	6,090	$40,470
Social and Community Service Managers	5,370	$72,560
Counselors	2,660	$58,110

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Zereshk under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.